Looking for antenna recommendations

[Peter_Griffin]

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2 story house, mount will be on the roof (approximately 25 feet)

Connecting to 3 tuners, no more than 100' (1 is probably 25 feet from the antenna and the other 2 between 50-75) 1 of the 3 tuners will be a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 which is actually a dual tuner so I'm guessing it has to split the signal again.

At this point I am only interested in picking up the NY stations and am looking at a Winegard YA 1713 for ABC and then either an Antennas Direct 91XG or one of the bow tie antennas (4228HD, DB8, etc) for for the UHF channels. Since all of the important channels are coming from the same direction, I'm thinking that the 91XG is probably the way to go since I'm not really concerned with a wide angle of stations. On the other hand, since the stations are 45 miles away will I have better success aiming the antenna if I use one of the wider ones? From everything I've read it seems like the 91XG, 4228HD and DB8 are all within a few dBi of each other and their prices are pretty close to one another. Does any one have an advantage over the other? How about durability and ability to withstand the elements?

Finally, I'm also wondering if a pre amp will be necessary. I'm assuming yes but wasn't sure.

Thanks in advance.

[John Candle]

.... "How about durability and ability to withstand the elements?" A very rare questions now days. . Most people are Only concerned with how it looks. Aesthetics

[Peter_Griffin]

.... "How about durability and ability to withstand the elements?" A very rare question now days. . Most people are Only concerned with how it looks.

Each month I'll tape the $100 that I would have otherwise spent on cable directly onto the mast. That ought to make it look real nice!

[Blaz1295]

I like that idea :) That is one thing i really enjoy about living out in the country. I am a quarter mile off the road back in the woods so I don't have to worry about what it looks like just that it works and my 16 year-old son thinks it's the coolest thing in the world, go figure.

[John Candle]

Looks like all the channels you will like to receive are about 79 magnetic compass. I recommend a Winegard HD7084 All channel antenna and a Winegard HDP269 preamp.. The television transmissions are moderate strong , no need for multipul antennas, . Read and understand this about , Real Digital Tv Channels , Virtual Digital Tv Channels , Analog Tv Channels , http://forum.tvfool.com/showthread.php?t=695. . Here is how to point Tv antennas , http://www.kyes.com/antenna/pointing/pointing.html

[John Candle]

There is WPXO channel 4 in the direction of 79 degree magnetic compass so it's a all channel antenna. All channel antennas receive , VHF low band 2 thru 6 , VHF high band 7 thru 13 and UHF 14 thru 69.